hello, welcome to bbc news, i m lyse doucet. we start with the latest from the israel gaza conflict. the us secretary of state, antony blinken has met the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah for talks on the gaza conflict. the spokesman for the palestinian president has said mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip. according to us spokesperson matthew miller the secretary reaffirmed the united states commitment to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. a key demand of the palestinians and their arab allies. secretary blinken and president abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the west bank, including the need to stop extremist violence against palestinians and hold those accountable responsible. secretary bli
welcome to bbc news, we are live in jerusalem. welcome to bbc news, we are live injerusalem. we start with the latest diplomatic efforts from the israel gaza conflict. this is day 30. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has met the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, in the occupied west bank city of ramallah for talks on the gaza conflict. mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip. that was echoing the call of many arab leaders. according to us spokesperson matthew miller, the secretary reaffirmed the united states commitment to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza. which has been under. and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. secretary blinken and president abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the west bank, including the need to stop extremist violence against palestinians and
welcome to bbc news. i am in jerusalem. 0urtop welcome to bbc news. i am in jerusalem. our top story this hour is the intense diplomatic shuffling of the top us diplomat. the us secretary of state, antony blinken has met the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah for talks on the gaza conflict. mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip. according to us spokesperson matthew miller, the secretary reaffirmed the united states commitment to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. secretary blinken and president abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the west bank, including the need to stop extremist violence against palestinians and hold those accountable responsible. secretary blinken reiterated that the united states
against south africa in kolkata a meeting of the tournament s best two sides. it is very much going the way of the hosts. india chose to bat and had a fast start. captain rohit sharma and then shreyas iyer with 77 were the building blocks for an innings that was then set up for kohli, who on his 35th birthday didn t disappoint the thousands of adoring fans at eden gardens. he ended 101 not out, matching sachin tendulkar s record, with india finishing their 50 overs on 326 for 5. south africa have just begun their chase, and quinton de kock the only player with more runs in this world cup than kohli is already out. there have been more wickets to fall, six to be exact. leaving south africa struggling. they are 67 47 on 19th over. 67 7. bangladesh coach chandika hathurusingha has insisted that his side have no choice but to play their world cup match against sri lanka in smog filled delhi on monday, despite it currently being ranked as the world s most polluted city.